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Benefits of Business Organization

Should you file an LLC or an S-Corp? What about a traditional C-Corp? A partnership? A non-profit?

Choosing the right business entity is the foundation of any successful venture. It’s a decision that affects everything from the ownership structure to day-to-day decision making, financing, taxation, and much, much more.

We’ll help you choose the right business structure for your venture, create and implement the best approach to its formation, and advise you every step of the way.

We offer flat rate services in entity selection, business formation, operation, and maintenance.

Business Structures

Sole Proprietorship Formation Services

A sole proprietorship is the simplest business entity — one that gives an individual complete control of their business.

That’s because under a sole proprietorship, your business assets and liabilities are not separate from your personal assets and liabilities.

This may be the right choice for individual business owners operating in a low risk market, or someone who wants to test their business idea before establishing a more formal business entity.

LLC Formation Services

One of the most popular entities for small business organizations, a limited liability company (LLC) lets you take advantage of the key benefits of both the corporation and partnership business structures.

An LLC can help you protect your personal assets from business losses, and offers the tax benefit of “pass-through” taxation, meaning you’ll avoid separate corporate taxes.

You may also choose to operate an LLC as an individual (sole member), or with multiple members.

This is the right business organization choice for most small business owners.

Partnership Formation Services

Like a sole proprietorship, but for multiple business co-owners (partners), limited partnerships (LP) and limited liability partnerships (LLP) may be a good choice for groups who want to test their business idea before forming a more formal business.

Under a limited partnership (LP), one general partner typically has unlimited liability (as in a sole proprietorship), while all other partners have limited liability.

Under a limited liability partnership (LLP), every owner has some protection from business losses affecting their personal assets.

Corporate Formation Services

Depending on the nature and scale of your business, a corporation may be the appropriate choice for your business organization.

If so, we can help you establish your corporation, issue shares to members, create by-laws, and help you understand California requirements for establishing and maintaining your corporation — which are more heavily regulated than other business entities.

We can also help to determine if your business qualifies for the popular S-Corp designation, which is designed to avoid the double-taxation drawback of regular C-Corps.

Professional Corporations

Are you a fellow licensed professional, such as a doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect, dentist or engineer? If so, a professional corporation may be the appropriate business entity for your venture. In addition to helping you establish your business organization, we can advise on how to comply with any regulations involved with these professions.

Nonprofit Corporations

Nonprofit corporations are organized to pursue charitable, education, religious, literary, or scientific work. Because these areas benefit the public, nonprofits may receive tax-exempt status, meaning they don’t pay state or federal taxes. As such, the requirements to set up and maintain a successful nonprofit are numerous, but our attorneys have the experience to help you through the process.

Feel free to give us a call to find out which services are right for you and your business!